George Minne
David
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 15.000 GBP
Description
signed 'George Minne' (on the base)
bronze with brown and green patina
Height: 16 3/8 in. (41.2 cm.)
Conceived in 1928
The artist’s family. | Mr Menzel, New York, by whom acquired directly from the above, and thence by descent to his wife, Mrs Menzel; sale, Sotheby’s, London, 29 June 1978, lot 291. | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
bronze with brown and green patina
Height: 16 3/8 in. (41.2 cm.)
Conceived in 1928
The artist’s family. | Mr Menzel, New York, by whom acquired directly from the above, and thence by descent to his wife, Mrs Menzel; sale, Sotheby’s, London, 29 June 1978, lot 291. | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 88 %.
This artwork by George Minne achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in February 2020. In the Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale auction, the work David sold for GBP 15,000.00 (€ 17,385.03) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 8,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by George Minne achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work L'Agenouillé de la fontaine: de geknielde aan de bron in November 2009 with an auction result of EUR 217,000.00.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 88 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von George Minne erzielte im Februar 2020 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale wurde die Arbeit David für GBP 15.000,00 (€ 17.385,03) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 8.000,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von George Minne erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit L'Agenouillé de la fontaine: de geknielde aan de bron im November 2009 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 217.000,00.
George Minne - Auction history
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